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Monday, September 28, 2015

Whenever I do a background with my paints, no matter what technique I am doing, I always use three coordinating colours.If you always use coordinating colours then you will always get a good result, even if you make a mess of it.Unfortunately not everyone knows what colours coordinate together, so here's a little step out to help you all.

Lemon Zest, Fresh Lime, Cut Grass

Fresh Lime, Cut Grass, Vibrant Turquoise

Fresh Lime, Cut Grass, London Blue

Cut Grass, Vibrant Turquoise, London Blue.

Vibrant Turquoise, London Blue, Crushed Grape.

Bubblegum Pink, Crushed Grape, Vibrant Turquoise.

Bubblegum Pink, Postbox Red, Crushed Grape.

Squeezed Orange, Postbox Red, Bubblegum Pink

Squeezed Orange, Postbox Red, Melted Chocolate.

Lemon Zest, Squeezed Orange, Melted Chocolate.

Lemon Zest, Squeezed Orange, Postbox RedI also get asked all the time which colours are the no no colours, meaning the ones when mixed together make brown.These are opposites on the colour wheel and I would never use them together wet.But if you let them dry they are fabulous for complementing each other and making them pop.So wet is a no no, dry is a yes yes...

The opposite of Crushed Grape is Lemon Zest and Fresh Lime, and vice versa.

The opposite of Squeezed Orange is London Blue and Vibrant Turquoise and vice versa.

The opposite of Postbox Red is Cut Grass and Fresh Lime and vice versa.I hope that helped, happy painting.Enjoy xx

Friday, September 25, 2015

Last weekend saw us in Waxahachie, Texas, teaching at The Crafty Scrapper.This was start of class with the lovely owner Carolyn. But where is Andy????

Oh there he is, as usual, he found a record store !!!!

This lovely lady to my right, Sandy, was celebrating her birthday and I think she got it the wrong way round, as she gave me a gift, lol

Look at the fabulous packaging

How frikkin cool is this, its a Scentsy sugar skull with fabulous aromas to put in it.

We also had a visit from a professional clown,,,meet Daisy, who makes me look normal!! if there is such a thing, lol

The lovely Kim made matching scarves for me and Mr BOD. Aren't we lucky.

Errrm well I thought one was for me !!

And then onto day two, the full painty journal day.

Mr BOD got well stuck in.

Thank you Carolyn, and the Texas girls, we had a blast.This weekend we are at The Scrapbooking Studio in Moline. We still have a few spaces, give them a ring on 309-797-2403 if you want to come playNext weekend we are at Scrapbook-n-Memories, in Harrisonville, MO.This is what I will be teaching.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!Seats are limited, so call 816-884-3273 or drop your registration in the mail today!Payments can be mailed to the store.Spots will not be held without payment in full.

Art Journal Painty Extravaganza

Saturday, 10/03/15, 9:30a-6:00p, Class fee:$145

Always fancied Art Journaling? Not sure what it entails? Don't know where to start? Already art journal but want to learn more? Are you interested in taking in a full day of messy fun? This all-day workshop is for you!

Dylusions now has paints, yes paints!!! Dyan developed these paints especially for art journaling. Learn all the tips and tricks Dyan uses to incorporate them into her journals. Learn many styles of backgrounds including brayering, baby wipes and journal blocking. After spending the morning applying the techniques, we will go to town decorating them with shapes stencils, silhouettes and stamped images. All materials are supplied, including a large Dylusions journal.

Lunch: Because this class is all day, and time for lunch is limited, participants may choose to bringlunch.

Incorporating Rubber Stamps into Your Journal Pages

Sunday, 10/04/15, 9:00a-1:00p, Class fee:$70

Who needs to be able to draw when there are fabulous stamps available to give your journals that professional finish?! Whether it's for making backgrounds or creating focal points, there are sure to be the perfect ones for you. We will be using a myriad of techniques, including shadow stamping, masking and transferring the ink. Border stamps, background stamps and incorporating main images are all covered - a complete 101.

All materials are included. Students will be working on the Mixed Media card stock. But, if you prefer, you can bring along your own Dylusions large journal in which to work.

The 101 of Silhouette and Shape Stencils

Sunday, 10/04/15, 2:00p-6:00p, Class fee: $70

Silhouette imagery is big in journaling at the moment, but where do you start? You start with the Dylusions silhouette stencils and masks of course! We will be writing, spraying, inking, painting and stamping in them, on them and through them. Who knew you could do soooo much with stencils!?

All materials are included. Students will be working on the Mixed Media card stock. But if you prefer, you can bring along your own Dylusions large journal in which to work

Monday, September 21, 2015

So after all the excitement of the wedding...Yes I know I haven't blogged yet, but I will....it was time to head of back to the States.Only this time I have a travelling companion for some of the time. Yes Mr Babe of Deliciousness (Mr BOD) is accompanying me.He has never been Stateside so it will be a first for him.

First port of call was to The Collins rep show in Orlando. Here's my classroom all set up and ready to go.

Look what I found in concierge!!!! You can take the girl out of Yorkshire, but you can't take Yorkshire out of the girl.

I flew in after the lovely Wendy Vecchi had gone, but here's two of my other partners in crime, Tim and Dina.

I had a fabulous treat on the Monday as I got to sit in on Tim's class and I made this for the store. Don't know why its upside down, but its not for shifting lol !!

Then it was on to Texas to stay with the fabulous Jim and Cesar.

Oooh my new luggage was awaiting me...

Jim and I decided to break Andy in gently with a visit to Spirit of Halloween, lol.

treated him to a small brunch!!!

and found him a record shop...happy days!!

Later in the week we left him doing the gardening...

whilst Jim and I popped out for a few essential errands...ahem!!!

Oooh not sure how these came home with me...

but they seem to go with every outfit, so might as well keep them, lol

Friday sees us on our way to The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie. Of course we had to stop off at the famous Kolache Bakery And as they say 'when in Rome!'

As you can see great fun and shenanigans were had by all. I will be blogging my adventures at Then Crafty Scrapper tomorrow, but here's where you can catch me next weekend.Fri/Sat/Sun 25/26/27th SeptThe Scrapbooking Studio, Moline, Illinois